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Jamie Oliver

"Pink slime" scare sensationalized: UBC food safety expert

North American consumers are all worked up about “pink slime” in beef. But the product isn’t used in Canada, and experts say the scare is based on “fabricated sensationalism”.

Fashionable food for 2011

Dining in the 21st century has far less to do with what tastes good and ever more to do with new ingredients. Keeping track is hard and the pressure is on for even the smallest pub or food-stand to...